Tools
WELCOME LETTER & TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED
Let's Go! in Maine
The Scientific Rationale for the 5-2-1-0 Message
Definitions for Children with I/DD
Healthy Habit Challenges for Children with I/DD
Healthy Habit Challenges for Children with Specific Disabilities
Health Care Challenges for Children with I/DD
Services for Children with I/DD
Coordinate Services to Support Children with I/DD
Tips for Communicating with Children with I/DD
Education and Service Plans to Support Healthy Habit Goals for Children with I/DD
Use Transition Plans for Children with I/DD
HEALTHY EATING
How to Promote Healthy Eating for Children with I/DD
When Is "Choosy" Eating a Problem?
Oral-Motor and Sensory Problems
Healthy Foods by Texture
Tools to Address Eating Problems in Children with I/DD
Ideas for Healthy Snacks
Handling a "Choosy" Eater
Everyone Plays a Role in Promoting Healthy Eating in Children with I/DD
Phrases That Help And Hinder
NON-FOOD REWARDS
How to Provide Non-Food Rewards for Children with I/DD
Why Prohibit the Use of Food as a Reward?
Food Rewards Tracker
Preference Assessments for Children with I/DD
Use Non-Food Rewards
Use Physical Activity as a Reward
Transitioning to Non-Food Rewards for Children with I/DD
Everyone Plays a Role in Providing Non-Food Rewards for Children with I/DD
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
How to Make Physical Activity Inclusive for Children with I/DD
Legal Requirements for Including Children with I/DD in Physical Activity
Tips to Adapt Physical Activities to Include Children with I/DD
Overcoming Barriers to including Children with I/DD in Physical Activity
Social Inclusion and Physical Activity
Zones, Stations, and Relays
Try Structured Recess!
Principles of Let Us Play
Everyone Plays a Role in Making Physical Activity Inclusive for Children with I/DD
HEALTH CARE
How to Advocate Healthy Habits for Patients with I/DD
Recommend Healthy Habit Goals for Education and Service Plans for Patients with I/DD
Health Care Provider Statement for Recommending Healthy Habit Goals
Sample Health Care Provider Statement Recommending Healthy Habit Goals
Make Referrals for Services to Support Healthy Habits for Patients with I/DD

Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Toolkit
Registered sites in Maine and Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire, receive a free hard-copy toolkit. For all others, Let’s Go! offers free online access to our Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) toolkit in an easy-to-use format, as well as printable PDFs of individual pages, organized per the outline below.